The 2021 MLB postseason has arrived. The Red Sox eliminated the Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game to kick off the playoffs at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The Dodgers, despite 106 wins, needed a Chris Taylor walk-off home run to knock off the Cardinals in the NL Wild Card Game on Wednesday. The Rays, Astros, White Sox, Giants, Brewers and Braves round out the playoff field.
MLB used a 16-team postseason format during the pandemic-shortened 60-game season a year ago. This season they're going back to the usual 10-team format, which means the return of the winner-take-all Wild Card Game. As a reminder, the three division winners in each league advance directly to the League Division Series. The non-division winners with the two best records meet in the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to face the team with the league's best record in the LDS. The LDS is a best-of-five, then the League Championship Series and World Series are both best-of-sevens.
Below is the complete 2021 MLB postseason schedule. All games on the ESPN networks, Fox, FS1 and MLB Network can be streamed via fuboTV (Try for free).
Wild Card Games (single elimination)
League Division Series (best-of-five)
Thurs., Oct. 7
ALDS Game 1
Astros 6, White Sox 1
4:07 p.m.
FS1
ALDS Game 1
Red Sox vs. Rays
8:07 p.m.
FS1
Fri., Oct. 8
ALDS Game 2
Astros vs. White Sox
2:07 p.m.
MLB Network
NLDS Game 1
Brewers vs. Braves
4:37 p.m.
TBS
ALDS Game 2
Red Sox vs. Rays
7:02 p.m.
FS1
NLDS Game 1
Dodgers vs. Giants
9:37 p.m.
TBS
Sat., Oct. 9
NLDS Game 2
Brewers vs. Braves
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 2
Dodgers vs. Giants
9:07 p.m.
TBS
Sun., Oct. 10
ALDS Game 3
Rays vs. Red Sox
4:07 p.m.
MLB Network
ALDS Game 3
White Sox vs. Astros
8:07 p.m.
FS1
Mon., Oct. 11
NLDS Game 3
Braves vs. Brewers
1:07 p.m.
TBS
ALDS Game 4 (if nec.)
White Sox vs. Astros
3:37 p.m.
FS1
ALDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Red Sox vs. Rays
7:07 p.m.
FS1
NLDS Game 3
Giants vs. Dodgers
9:37 p.m.
TBS
Tues., Oct. 12
NLDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Braves vs. Brewers
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Giants vs. Dodgers
9:07 p.m.
TBS
Weds., Oct. 13
ALDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Rays vs. Red Sox
5:07 p.m.
FS1
ALDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Astros vs. White Sox
9:07 p.m.
FS1
Thurs., Oct 14
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Brewers vs. Braves
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Dodgers vs. Giants
9:07 p.m.
TBS
League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
Fri., Oct. 15
ALCS Game 1
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sat., Oct. 16
ALCS Game 2
TBD
TBA
Fox or FS1
NLCS Game 1
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sun., Oct. 17
NLCS Game 2
TBD
TBA
TBS
Mon., Oct. 18
ALCS Game 3
TBD
TBA
FS1
Tues., Oct. 19
ALCS Game 4
TBD
TBA
FS1
NLCS Game 3
TBD
TBA
TBS
Weds., Oct. 20
ALCS Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
FS1
NLCS Game 4
TBD
TBA
TBS
Thurs., Oct. 21
NLCS Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Fri., Oct. 22
ALCS Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sat., Oct. 23
ALCS Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox or FS1
NLCS Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sun., Oct. 24
NLCS Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
World Series (best-of-seven)
Tues., Oct. 26
Game 1
TBD
TBA
Fox
Weds., Oct. 27
Game 2
TBD
TBA
Fox
Fri., Oct. 29
Game 3
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sat., Oct. 30
Game 4
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sun., Oct. 31
Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
Tues., Nov. 2
Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
Weds., Nov. 3
Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
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